Industrial internet of things for determining positioning error
US-2026098963-A1 · Apr 9, 2026 · US
Cross-Sectional Technologies
Technology area
General tagging of emerging or interdisciplinary technologies.
Mapped CPC codes
Classification codes linked to this technology area.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Technology | Cross-Sectional Technologies |
| Total patents | 730,234 |
| First year | 2015 |
| Last year | 2026 |
Filing trend
Year-over-year patent counts in this technology area.
Filing activity over the last five years is declining.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 82,518 |
| 2016 | 71,564 |
| 2017 | 71,054 |
| 2018 | 67,721 |
| 2019 | 70,026 |
| 2020 | 68,161 |
| 2021 | 63,075 |
| 2022 | 58,755 |
| 2023 | 63,024 |
| 2024 | 55,017 |
| 2025 | 47,795 |
| 2026 | 11,524 |
Top companies
Assignees with the most patents in this technology area.
| Assignee | Patents |
|---|---|
| Toyota Motor Co Ltd | 19,689 |
| Samsung Electronics Co Ltd | 12,301 |
| Hyundai Motor Co Ltd | 11,948 |
| Gen Electric | 11,671 |
| Ford Global Tech Llc | 11,145 |
Representative patents
Representative publications in this technology area from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
Aqueous electrolyte secondary battery
US-2026100479-A1 · Apr 9, 2026 · US
Turbine Control for Improved Dosing
US-2026098493-A1 · Apr 9, 2026 · US
Copper substrate for negative electrode current collector of rechargeable lithium battery, negative electrode including same, and rechargeable lithium battery including the same
US-2026100380-A1 · Apr 9, 2026 · US
Energy storage cell and energy storage device
US-2026100435-A1 · Apr 9, 2026 · US
Recent patents
Latest publications classified in this technology area.
Test capsules for measuring a change in at least one property of a material, and related methods
US-12181421-B2 · Dec 31, 2024 · US
Additive manufacturing method, additive manufacturing system, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium
US-2024408689-A1 · Dec 12, 2024 · US
Sars-cov-2 vaccines
US-2024408193-A1 · Dec 12, 2024 · US
Exhaust gas aftertreatment mixer
US-12163456-B2 · Dec 10, 2024 · US
Systems and methods utilizing gas temperature as a power source
US-12163485-B2 · Dec 10, 2024 · US
Air conditioning system
US-2024384904-A1 · Nov 21, 2024 · US
Gypsum Board with Improved Starch Binder
US-2024376009-A1 · Nov 14, 2024 · US
Erosion control apparatus
US-2024376680-A1 · Nov 14, 2024 · US
High density farming method
US-12137645-B1 · Nov 12, 2024 · US
A Base for Supporting a Portable Crane and a Method for Removing a Main Bearing of a Wind Turbine
US-2024367950-A1 · Nov 7, 2024 · US
Battery swapping system for electric vehicle, electric vehicle, and battery swapping method for electric vehicle
US-2024367545-A1 · Nov 7, 2024 · US
Methods and systems for an automated design, fulfillment, deployment and operation platform for lighting installations
US-12135922-B2 · Nov 5, 2024 · US
Monolayer, composite, gas separation material, filter, gas separation device and method for manufacturing composite
US-12128366-B2 · Oct 29, 2024 · US
Flight device
US-2024343423-A1 · Oct 17, 2024 · US
Methods and Systems for Restoring Lithium Metal Liquid-Electrolyte Electrochemical Cells
US-2024347787-A1 · Oct 17, 2024 · US
System and method for token-based trading of carbon credits
US-2024346521-A1 · Oct 17, 2024 · US
Turbine stator assembly with a radial degree of freedom between a guide vane assembly and a sealing ring
US-12116897-B2 · Oct 15, 2024 · US
Buffer layers for photovoltaic devices with group V doping
US-12119416-B2 · Oct 15, 2024 · US
Nonaqueous electrolyte, lithium-ion battery, battery module, battery pack, and apparatus
US-12119453-B2 · Oct 15, 2024 · US
Bipolar junction transistor heater circuit
US-12119639-B2 · Oct 15, 2024 · US
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